Rowing event in the offifing

To the editor:

For those who saw George Clooney’s “Boys in the Boat” at the Bay Theater, remember the 54 Olympic athletes powering 60ft. boats - Ln1: Germany; Ln2: Italy; Ln3: Switzerland; Ln4: Hungary; Ln5: Great Britain; Ln6: USA; then the epic photofi nish that secured GOLD for USA?

Imagine the same boat race, but you’re cheering on your own kids, grandkids, friends, neighbors. Ln1: Germany’s been eliminated by St. Mary’s; Ln2: Suttons Bay; Ln3: Northport; Ln4: Leland; Ln5: Leelanau; Ln6: Glen Lake.